1964 T-39 shootdown incident

a Cold War incident involving an unarmed American T-39 being shot down by a Soviet MiG
Event aviation_accident Q4571641
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1964 T-39 shootdown incident

Summary

1964 T-39 shootdown incident is an aviation accident[1]. It draws 104 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #341 of 1,410).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1964 T-39 shootdown incident is located in Vogelsberg[3].
  • 1964 T-39 shootdown incident is in the country of German Democratic Republic[4].
  • 1964 T-39 shootdown incident's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[5].
  • The location of 1964 T-39 shootdown incident was Vogelsberg[6].
  • 1964 T-39 shootdown incident is part of Cold War[7].
  • 1964 T-39 shootdown incident's Commons category is recorded as 1964 T-39 shootdown incident[8].
  • 1964 T-39 shootdown incident took place on January 28, 1964[9].
  • 1964 T-39 shootdown incident's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.11944444444445, 'longitude': 11.233333333333333}[10].
  • 1964 T-39 shootdown incident resulted in {'amount': '+3'} deaths[11].

Body

When and Where

1964 T-39 shootdown incident took place on January 28, 1964[9]. The location of it was Vogelsberg[6]. It is in the country of German Democratic Republic[4].

Context

1964 T-39 shootdown incident is part of Cold War[7]. Its instance of is recorded as aviation accident[5].

Outcome and Impact

1964 T-39 shootdown incident resulted in {'amount': '+3'} deaths[11].

Why It Matters

1964 T-39 shootdown incident draws 104 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #341 of 1,410).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → aviation accident
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+3'}
    Country → German Democratic Republic
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